Table 4 Intraoperative Factors: Comparison between squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
From: Morbidity and mortality after esophagectomy for esophageal carcinoma: A risk analysis
parameter | Squamous cell carcinoma (n = 229) | Adenocarcinoma (n = 150) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
- Surgical procedure (% transhiatal) | 30.6 | 68.7 | 0.0001* |
- Esophageal substitute (% gastric tube) | 90.8 | 97.3 | 0.027* |
- Repositioning (% esophageal bed) | 83.7 | 95.3 | 0.001* |
- Number of removed abdominal LN (n) | 11 (0–55) | 13 (0–51) | 0.0146* |
- Number of removed thoracic LN (n) | 11 (0–47) | 6 (0–83) | 0.0011* |
- Operative time (min) | 305 (115–560) | 270 (160–540) | 0.0001* |
- Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 1000 (200–5000) | 800 (0–7500) | 0.2224 |
- Units of transfused packed erythrocytes (n) | 1.5 (0–38) | 0 (0–14) | 0.0495* |